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Letter from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Pierre Guy

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9962

Scope and Contents

Written from Chiswick. Rousseau mentions proofs he is returning to Guy, possibly of pages of the Dictionnaire de Musique (1767); asks Guy to assist the bearer of the letter, who is the son of Mr Pulleyn ['Pullein'], Rousseau's host in Chiswick, and who is planning to reside in Paris for a few months; asks for books and other items to be sent; and outlines his coming itinerary. With an engraving of Rousseau.

Dates

  • Creation: 18 Mar. 1766 ('A Chiswick le 18 Mars 1766')

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection (3 pages, bound in a folder with a guardsheet and boxed paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

From the library of Robert Wokler. Donated by Ann Wochiler, 2011.

Bibliography

Published in part in R. A. Leigh, Correspondance Complète de Jean Jacques Rousseau, Vol. XXIX (mars-juin 1766), Oxford: The Voltaire Foundation at the Taylor Institute, 1977
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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